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	==References==		==References==

	* 1. Online Etymological Dictionary		* 1. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum Online Etymological Dictionary]
	* 2. http://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html		* 2. http://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html
	* 3. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vellum.htm		* 3. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vellum.htm
	* 4. Young, Laura, A., Bookbinding & conservation by hand: a working guide, Oak Knoll Press, 1995, ISBN 1884718116, 9781884718113, Google books		* 4. Young, Laura, A., Bookbinding & conservation by hand: a working guide, Oak Knoll Press, 1995, ISBN 1884718116, 9781884718113, Google books
	* 5. Location of 'Ireland's Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed- IOL news 05/08/2006 - 09:50:08		* 5. [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=cwqlauidcwmh Location of 'Ireland's Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed]- IOL news 05/08/2006 - 09:50:08
	* 6. BBC report on Parliament's continued use of vellum		* 6. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/502342.stm BBC report on Parliament's continued use of vellum]
	* 7. Frequently Asked Questions about the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais		* 7. [http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FFAQ%2Fdocument1.htm Frequently Asked Questions about the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais]
	* 8. Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, “The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment,” The Book and Paper Group Annual (1991).		* 8. Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, “The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment,” The Book and Paper Group Annual (1991).


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	~~{{Other uses}}~~		[[Image:1638vellumlarge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|267px\|A vellum [[deed]] with [[seal (device)\|seal]] tag dated [[1638]].]]
	~~{{Distinguish~~\|~~Vallum~~\|~~Velum~~ (~~disambiguation~~)}}

	~~[[Image:1638vellumlarge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|267px\|A vellum [[deed]] with [[seal (device)\|seal]] tag dated [[1638]].]]~~		'''Vellum''' (from the [[Old French]] ''Vélin,'' for "calfskin")<sup>[1]</sup> is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, [[Codex\|codices]] or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used. The manufacture involves the cleaning, bleaching, stretching on a frame, and scraping of the skin with a hemispherical knife. To create tension, scraping is alternated by wetting and drying. A final finish may be achieved by abrading the surface with pumice, and treating with a preparation of lime or chalk to make it accept writing or printing ink.<sup>[2]</sup> Modern "paper vellum" (vegetable vellum<sup>[3]</sup>) is used for a variety of purposes, especially for plans, technical drawings, and [[blueprint]]s.
	'''Vellum''' (from the [[Old French]] ''Vélin,'' for "calfskin")<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum Online Etymological Dictionary~~]</~~ref~~> is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, [[Codex\|codices]] or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used. The manufacture involves the cleaning, bleaching, stretching on a frame, and scraping of the skin with a hemispherical knife. To create tension, scraping is alternated by wetting and drying. A final finish may be achieved by abrading the surface with pumice, and treating with a preparation of lime or chalk to make it accept writing or printing ink.<~~ref~~>~~http://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html~~</~~ref~~> Modern "paper vellum" (vegetable vellum<~~ref~~>~~http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vellum.htm~~</~~ref~~>) is used for a variety of purposes, especially for plans, technical drawings, and [[blueprint]]s.

	==Material and manufacture==		==Material and manufacture==
	There is some confusion about the relationship between the words ''vellum'' and ''[[parchment]]''. In Europe, from Roman times, the term vellum was used for the best quality of prepared skin, regardless of the animal from which the hide was obtained, [[calfskin\|calf]], [[Sheepskin (material)\|sheep]], and goat all being commonly used (other animals, including pig, deer, donkey, horse, or camel have been used). Although the term derives from the French for "calf", except for Muslim or Jewish use, animal vellum can include hide from virtually any other mammal. The best quality, "uterine vellum", was said to be made from the skins of [[stillbirth\|stillborn]] or [[unborn]] animals, although the term was also applied to fine quality skins made from young animals.		There is some confusion about the relationship between the words ''vellum'' and ''[[parchment]]''. In Europe, from Roman times, the term vellum was used for the best quality of prepared skin, regardless of the animal from which the hide was obtained, [[calfskin\|calf]], [[Sheepskin (material)\|sheep]], and goat all being commonly used (other animals, including pig, deer, donkey, horse, or camel have been used). Although the term derives from the French for "calf", except for Muslim or Jewish use, animal vellum can include hide from virtually any other mammal. The best quality, "uterine vellum", was said to be made from the skins of [[stillbirth\|stillborn]] or [[unborn]] animals, although the term was also applied to fine quality skins made from young animals.

	Vellum is a [[translucent]] material produced from the skin, often split, of a young animal that has been soaked, [[Calcium hydroxide\|limed]], and scudded (a [[depilatory]] process), and then dried at normal temperature under [[Tension (physics)\|tension]], usually on a wooden device called a stretching [[Picture frame\|frame]]. The distinction between vellum and parchment has been made in several different ways, and no one definition can be considered correct, but vellum has always denoted the better quality. French sources, closer to the original etymology, tend to define ''velin'' as from calf only, while the [[British Standards Institution]] defines parchment as made from the split skin of several species, and vellum from the unsplit skin.<~~ref~~>~~Young, Laura, A., ''Bookbinding & conservation by hand: a working guide'', Oak Knoll Press, 1995, ISBN 1884718116, 9781884718113,~~ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G7tUPQdT2hcC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=sheep+vellum&source=bl&ots=Op-7E6tE48&sig=jX7CogBbfQLEvoXSj1Xz2R5xCRg&hl=en&ei=hfyOSvfFFc2hjAfb17n8DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=sheep%20vellum&f=false Google books]</~~ref~~>		Vellum is a [[translucent]] material produced from the skin, often split, of a young animal that has been soaked, [[Calcium hydroxide\|limed]], and scudded (a [[depilatory]] process), and then dried at normal temperature under [[Tension (physics)\|tension]], usually on a wooden device called a stretching [[Picture frame\|frame]]. The distinction between vellum and parchment has been made in several different ways, and no one definition can be considered correct, but vellum has always denoted the better quality. French sources, closer to the original etymology, tend to define ''velin'' as from calf only, while the [[British Standards Institution]] defines parchment as made from the split skin of several species, and vellum from the unsplit skin.<sup>[4]</sup>
	The important distinction between vellum (or parchment) and [[leather]] is that the former is not processed using [[tanning]].~~{{Citation needed\|date=December 2008}}~~		The important distinction between vellum (or parchment) and [[leather]] is that the former is not processed using [[tanning]].

	==Manuscripts==		==Manuscripts==
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	Lasting in excess of 1,000 years—[[Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care (Troyes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 504)]], for example dates from about 600 and is in excellent condition—animal vellum can be far more durable than paper. For this reason, many important documents are written on animal vellum, such as diplomas. Referring to a diploma as a "sheepskin" alludes to the time when diplomas were written on vellum made from animal hides.		Lasting in excess of 1,000 years—[[Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care (Troyes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 504)]], for example dates from about 600 and is in excellent condition—animal vellum can be far more durable than paper. For this reason, many important documents are written on animal vellum, such as diplomas. Referring to a diploma as a "sheepskin" alludes to the time when diplomas were written on vellum made from animal hides.

	An example of a document written on vellum is the [[Faddan More Psalter]], discovered in July 2006 in a [[bog]] in Ireland, which was written over 1,000 years ago.<~~ref~~>[~~http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=191201038&p=y9yzxy744&n=191201798 Location of 'Ireland's Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed~~]~~- IOL news 05/08/2006 - 09:50:08~~</~~ref~~>		An example of a document written on vellum is the [[Faddan More Psalter]], discovered in July 2006 in a [[bog]] in Ireland, which was written over 1,000 years ago.<sup>[5]</sup>

	==Modern use==		==Modern use==
	British [[Acts of Parliament]] are still printed on vellum for archival purposes,<~~ref~~>[~~http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/502342.stm BBC report on Parliament's continued use of vellum~~]</~~ref~~> as are those of the [[Republic of Ireland]].<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FFAQ%2Fdocument1.htm Frequently Asked Questions about the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais<!-- Bot generated title -->~~]</~~ref~~> True vellum is still used for Jewish scrolls, of the [[Torah]] in particular, for luxury book-binding, [[memorial book]]s, and for various documents in [[calligraphy]].		British [[Acts of Parliament]] are still printed on vellum for archival purposes,<sup>[6]</sup> as are those of the [[Republic of Ireland]].<sup>[7]</sup> True vellum is still used for Jewish scrolls, of the [[Torah]] in particular, for luxury book-binding, [[memorial book]]s, and for various documents in [[calligraphy]].

	Today, because of low demand and complicated manufacturing process, animal vellum is expensive and hard to find. A modern imitation is made out of cotton. Known as paper vellum, this material is considerably cheaper than animal vellum and can be found in most art and drafting supply stores. Some brands of writing-paper and other sorts of paper use the term "vellum" merely to suggest quality, when it is not actually vellum.		Today, because of low demand and complicated manufacturing process, animal vellum is expensive and hard to find. A modern imitation is made out of cotton. Known as paper vellum, this material is considerably cheaper than animal vellum and can be found in most art and drafting supply stores. Some brands of writing-paper and other sorts of paper use the term "vellum" merely to suggest quality, when it is not actually vellum.
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	==Paper vellum==		==Paper vellum==
	Modern imitation or "paper vellum" is made from plasticized cotton. Usually translucent, paper vellum in various [[Paper size\|sizes]] is often used in applications where tracing is required, such as [[architectural plan]]s. Like natural vellum,~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2010}}~~ the synthetic is more dimensionally stable than a linen or paper sheet, which is frequently critical in the development of large scaled drawings and plans such as [[blueprint]]s. It was also extremely important in that reproduction technology for dissemination of the plans as, like a high quality natural vellum, it could be produced in a thin enough sheet to be virtually transparent to strong light enabling a source drawing to be used directly in the reproduction of field-used drawings.		Modern imitation or "paper vellum" is made from plasticized cotton. Usually translucent, paper vellum in various [[Paper size\|sizes]] is often used in applications where tracing is required, such as [[architectural plan]]s. Like natural vellum, the synthetic is more dimensionally stable than a linen or paper sheet, which is frequently critical in the development of large scaled drawings and plans such as [[blueprint]]s. It was also extremely important in that reproduction technology for dissemination of the plans as, like a high quality natural vellum, it could be produced in a thin enough sheet to be virtually transparent to strong light enabling a source drawing to be used directly in the reproduction of field-used drawings.

	==Preservation==		==Preservation==
	True vellum is typically stored in a stable environment with constant temperature and 30% (± 5%) [[relative humidity]]. If vellum is stored in an environment with less than 11% relative humidity, it becomes fragile, brittle, and susceptible to mechanical stresses; if it is stored in an environment with greater than 40% relative humidity, it becomes vulnerable to gelation and to mold or fungus growth.<~~ref~~>Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, “The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment,” ''The Book and Paper Group Annual'' (1991).</~~ref~~> The optimal temperature for the preservation of vellum is 20°C ± 1.5 (67°F ± 3).		True vellum is typically stored in a stable environment with constant temperature and 30% (± 5%) [[relative humidity]]. If vellum is stored in an environment with less than 11% relative humidity, it becomes fragile, brittle, and susceptible to mechanical stresses; if it is stored in an environment with greater than 40% relative humidity, it becomes vulnerable to gelation and to mold or fungus growth.<sup>[8]</sup> The optimal temperature for the preservation of vellum is 20°C ± 1.5 (67°F ± 3).

	==References==		==References==

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{{Distinguish|Vallum|Velum (disambiguation)}}

[[Image:1638vellumlarge.jpg|thumb|right|267px|A vellum [[deed]] with [[seal (device)|seal]] tag dated [[1638]].]]
'''Vellum''' (from the [[Old French]] ''Vélin,'' for "calfskin")<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum Online Etymological Dictionary]</ref> is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, [[Codex|codices]] or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used. The manufacture involves the cleaning, bleaching, stretching on a frame, and scraping of the skin with a hemispherical knife. To create tension, scraping is alternated by wetting and drying. A final finish may be achieved by abrading the surface with pumice, and treating with a preparation of lime or chalk to make it accept writing or printing ink.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html</ref> Modern "paper vellum" (vegetable vellum<ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vellum.htm</ref>) is used for a variety of purposes, especially for plans, technical drawings, and [[blueprint]]s.

==Material and manufacture==
There is some confusion about the relationship between the words ''vellum'' and ''[[parchment]]''. In Europe, from Roman times, the term vellum was used for the best quality of prepared skin, regardless of the animal from which the hide was obtained, [[calfskin|calf]], [[Sheepskin (material)|sheep]], and goat all being commonly used (other animals, including pig, deer, donkey, horse, or camel have been used). Although the term derives from the French for "calf", except for Muslim or Jewish use, animal vellum can include hide from virtually any other mammal. The best quality, "uterine vellum", was said to be made from the skins of [[stillbirth|stillborn]] or [[unborn]] animals, although the term was also applied to fine quality skins made from young animals.

Vellum is a [[translucent]] material produced from the skin, often split, of a young animal that has been soaked, [[Calcium hydroxide|limed]], and scudded (a [[depilatory]] process), and then dried at normal temperature under [[Tension (physics)|tension]], usually on a wooden device called a stretching [[Picture frame|frame]]. The distinction between vellum and parchment has been made in several different ways, and no one definition can be considered correct, but vellum has always denoted the better quality. French sources, closer to the original etymology, tend to define ''velin'' as from calf only, while the [[British Standards Institution]] defines parchment as made from the split skin of several species, and vellum from the unsplit skin.<ref>Young, Laura, A., ''Bookbinding & conservation by hand: a working guide'', Oak Knoll Press, 1995, ISBN 1884718116, 9781884718113, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G7tUPQdT2hcC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=sheep+vellum&source=bl&ots=Op-7E6tE48&sig=jX7CogBbfQLEvoXSj1Xz2R5xCRg&hl=en&ei=hfyOSvfFFc2hjAfb17n8DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=sheep%20vellum&f=false Google books]</ref>
The important distinction between vellum (or parchment) and [[leather]] is that the former is not processed using [[tanning]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

==Manuscripts==
[[Image:Albrecht-self.jpg|thumb|right|225px|The earliest painted ''Self-Portrait'' (1493) by [[Albrecht Dürer]]; originally executed in oil on vellum, now transferred to linen. [[Louvre]], [[Paris]]]]
Most of the finer sort of [[medieval]] manuscripts, whether [[Illuminated manuscript|illuminated]] or not, were written on vellum. Some [[Gandharan Buddhist texts]] were written on vellum, and all Sifrei [[Torah]] (Hebrew: ספר תורה ; plural: ספרי תורה, Sifrei Torah) are written on [[kosher]] klaf or vellum.

A quarter of the 180 copy edition of [[Johannes Gutenberg]]'s first [[Gutenberg Bible|Bible]] printed in 1455 with [[movable type]] was also printed on vellum, presumably because his market expected this for a high-quality book. Paper, however, was always used for most book-printing with rare exceptions, as it was cheaper and easier to process through a printing-press and [[bind]].

In art, vellum was used for paintings, especially if they needed to be sent long distances, before canvas became widely used in about 1500, and continued to be used for drawings, and watercolours. [[Old master print]]s were sometimes printed on vellum, especially for presentation copies, until at least the seventeenth century.

[[Limp vellum]] or limp-parchment bindings were used frequently in the 16th and 17th centuries, and were sometimes gilt but were also often not [[embellishment|embellished]]. In later centuries vellum has been more commonly used like leather, that is, as the covering for stiff board bindings. Vellum can be stained virtually any color but seldom is, as a great part of its beauty and appeal rests in its faint grain and hair markings, as well as its warmth and simplicity.

Lasting in excess of 1,000 years—[[Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care (Troyes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 504)]], for example dates from about 600 and is in excellent condition—animal vellum can be far more durable than paper. For this reason, many important documents are written on animal vellum, such as diplomas. Referring to a diploma as a "sheepskin" alludes to the time when diplomas were written on vellum made from animal hides.

An example of a document written on vellum is the [[Faddan More Psalter]], discovered in July 2006 in a [[bog]] in Ireland, which was written over 1,000 years ago.<ref>[http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=191201038&p=y9yzxy744&n=191201798 Location of 'Ireland's Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed]- IOL news 05/08/2006 - 09:50:08</ref>

==Modern use==
British [[Acts of Parliament]] are still printed on vellum for archival purposes,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/502342.stm BBC report on Parliament's continued use of vellum]</ref> as are those of the [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FFAQ%2Fdocument1.htm Frequently Asked Questions about the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais]</ref> True vellum is still used for Jewish scrolls, of the [[Torah]] in particular, for luxury book-binding, [[memorial book]]s, and for various documents in [[calligraphy]].

Today, because of low demand and complicated manufacturing process, animal vellum is expensive and hard to find. A modern imitation is made out of cotton. Known as paper vellum, this material is considerably cheaper than animal vellum and can be found in most art and drafting supply stores. Some brands of writing-paper and other sorts of paper use the term "vellum" merely to suggest quality, when it is not actually vellum.

Vellum is still used on instruments such as the banjo, although synthetic skins are also available for these instruments.

==Paper vellum==
Modern imitation or "paper vellum" is made from plasticized cotton. Usually translucent, paper vellum in various [[Paper size|sizes]] is often used in applications where tracing is required, such as [[architectural plan]]s. Like natural vellum,{{citation needed|date=March 2010}} the synthetic is more dimensionally stable than a linen or paper sheet, which is frequently critical in the development of large scaled drawings and plans such as [[blueprint]]s. It was also extremely important in that reproduction technology for dissemination of the plans as, like a high quality natural vellum, it could be produced in a thin enough sheet to be virtually transparent to strong light enabling a source drawing to be used directly in the reproduction of field-used drawings.

==Preservation==
True vellum is typically stored in a stable environment with constant temperature and 30% (± 5%) [[relative humidity]]. If vellum is stored in an environment with less than 11% relative humidity, it becomes fragile, brittle, and susceptible to mechanical stresses; if it is stored in an environment with greater than 40% relative humidity, it becomes vulnerable to gelation and to mold or fungus growth.<ref>Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, “The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment,” ''The Book and Paper Group Annual'' (1991).</ref> The optimal temperature for the preservation of vellum is 20°C ± 1.5 (67°F ± 3).

==References==

* 1. Online Etymological Dictionary
* 2. http://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html
* 3. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vellum.htm
* 4. Young, Laura, A., Bookbinding & conservation by hand: a working guide, Oak Knoll Press, 1995, ISBN 1884718116, 9781884718113, Google books
* 5. Location of 'Ireland's Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed- IOL news 05/08/2006 - 09:50:08
* 6. BBC report on Parliament's continued use of vellum
* 7. Frequently Asked Questions about the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais
* 8. Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, “The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment,” The Book and Paper Group Annual (1991).

==External links==
* [http://vellumpaper.info/ Vellum Paper Information]
* [http://classes.bnf.fr/phebus/explo/index3b.htm On-line demonstration of the preparation of vellum from the BNF, Paris. Text in French, but mostly visual.]
* [http://www.infosrvr.nuk.uni-lj.si/jana/ICOMd/17RYallop.pdf Contains advice on cleaning of vellum]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellum Wikipedia Article on Vellum]

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